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| Vladimir Putin Gives Annual Year-End News Conference | |
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| President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia holds his year-end news conference on Thursday in Moscow. The annual question-and-answer session comes almost three months after Mr. Putin inserted himself into international efforts to resolve the Syrian civil war. He is likely to face questions about his decision to intervene, his military’s strikes against Islamic State militants in Syria and the sometimes contentious diplomacy that has ensued. Also likely to come up: the conflict in Ukraine, relations with Europe and domestic issues like the stalled Russian economy. | President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia holds his year-end news conference on Thursday in Moscow. The annual question-and-answer session comes almost three months after Mr. Putin inserted himself into international efforts to resolve the Syrian civil war. He is likely to face questions about his decision to intervene, his military’s strikes against Islamic State militants in Syria and the sometimes contentious diplomacy that has ensued. Also likely to come up: the conflict in Ukraine, relations with Europe and domestic issues like the stalled Russian economy. |
| Andrew E. Kramer and Ivan Nechepurenko, correspondents for The New York Times in Moscow, are attending the year-end news conference and providing updates via Twitter. Their report will be available after the question-and-answer session ends. | Andrew E. Kramer and Ivan Nechepurenko, correspondents for The New York Times in Moscow, are attending the year-end news conference and providing updates via Twitter. Their report will be available after the question-and-answer session ends. |